EVANS COUNTY
MOBILE HOME PARK ORDINANCE
GENERAL
REVISED 3-5-02
1.1
AUTHORITY
AND JURISDICTION. The 1983 Georgia Constitution
grants authority to the governing authority of the county to regulate land
development and land use. These
regulations shall apply to all unincorporated land located within the
boundaries of Evans County, Georgia.
1.2
PURPOSE. The public health, safety, economy, good order,
appearance, convenience, morals and general welfare require the harmonious,
orderly and progressive development of land within Evans County. In keeping with the general intent of this
ordinance, it is the specific intent of this ordinance to encourage the
development of safe, sound, and stable mobile home parks within the county.
1.3
ADMINISTRATION. The County Administrator is appointed by the Board of
Commissioners to administer this policy, approve or disapprove of preliminary
plats and construction plans.
1.4
LIABILITY. The Ordinance shall not be constructed as imposing upon
the county any liability or responsibility for damages to any person or
property caused by defect in any piping or appliance or installation of any
products. Nor shall the county or any
official employee be held as assuming any such liability or responsibility by
means of the inspection authorized under this ordinance.
1.5
NONCONFORMING USES.
A)
The
lawful use of land existing at the time of the adoption of this ordinance,
although such use does not conform to the provisions herein, excluding the
provisions of ARTICLE VII regarding water, sewer, and garbage disposal,
may be continued. However, if such
nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of 90 days, the existing mobile
home park must then meet the provisions of this ordinance.
B)
There
shall be nothing in this ordinance to require anyone to relocate a mobile home
due to lot line requirements.
C)
There
shall be nothing in this ordinance to prevent anyone from replacing an existing
mobile home with another mobile home in the same location as long as the
replacement conforms with section (a) above.
DEFINITIONS:
2.1 MOBILE HOME. Mobile Home means a structure,
transportable on its on chassis, permanently equipped to travel on the public
highways, that is used either temporarily or permanently as a residence or
living quarters. Such unit shall be
considered a mobile home whether or not the wheels have been removed and
whether it is set on jacks, skirts, masonry blocks, or other foundation.
2.2 MOBILE HOME PARK.
Mobile
home park is defined as a parcel of land owned by an individual, partnership,
or corporation which is used for or set apart for the purpose of supplying
rental of three or more mobile home spaces or actual mobile homes.
2.3 MOBILE HOME LOT.
Mobile
home lot is defined as that portion of a mobile home park reserved for
occupancy by a single mobile home unit and its accessory building, structures
and uses.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN:
3.1
PLAN APPROVAL. In order to construct, alter, or
expand a mobile home park, a developer must secure approval of a development
plan from the Evans County Board of Commissioners. Such plans must be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to
the time construction is to begin. The
Board of Commissioners will then have thirty (30) days to approve, disapprove,
or request additional information on the development plan.
3.2
PLAN REQUIREMENTS. The mobile home park development
plan shall contain the following information:
A) Name
and address of applicant.
B) Name
and address of proposed mobile home park, location, and legal description of
the property.
C) A
copy of the plan that is legible and drawn to a scale no smaller than 1”=330
feet
and showing
the following:
a)
The
total park area including the shape and dimensions of the site.
b)
All
existing and/or proposed structures, facilities and lots.
c)
Location,
size, and number of existing and proposed mobile home lots.
d)
Location
and width of all existing and proposed roads, including entrances, exits and
walkways.
e)
Provisions
for providing water and sewer
f)
Other
information as may be required by the Board of Commissioners.
D) A letter from the Evans County
Health Department certifying that all health department rules and regulations
concerning mobile home parks have been met.
3.3 PLAT FILING. No mobile home park plat shall be filed without prior
stamped approval of the Evans County Board of Commissioners.
ARTICLE
IV
PARK
DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS:
4.1 SET BACKS. To allow for adequate lanes for fire protection, all
mobile homes and all buildings and structures within a mobile park shall have a
front set back of at least twenty-five (25) feet from the right of way of any
public street or highway and a minimum setback of ten (10) feet from any road
within the park area.
4.2 DRAINAGE. The ground surface in all parts of the mobile home park
shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface or storm water in a safe and efficient
manner.
4.3 EROSION CONTROL. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home
park shall be protected with a cover that is capable of preventing soil erosion
and eliminating objectionable dust.
4.4 NUMBERING. Every mobile home within the park shall be numbered by a
means to provide ready visibility from an interior roadway.
4.5 ENTRANCES & EXITS. The mobile home park community entrance and exit streets
shall be designed to provide safe access between the public street and the
park.
4.6 LIGHTING. All interior roads and hallways within a mobile home park
must be lighted at night with electric overhead vapor lamps no more than four
hundred feet apart, unless equivalent lighting is approved by the Board of
Commissioners.
4.7 ROADS. All roads, including private roads, within mobile home
parks, excluding a private drive-way, shall be designed and constructed in
accordance with Evans County road specifications and shall have a minimum
right-of-way of at least 60 feet with a paved road bed of not less than 24
feet. All right of way must be
cleared of all obstructions, structures, and timbers and be grassed.
4.8 CUL-DE-SAC. A cul-de-sac with a diameter of not less than 100 feet
shall be constructed at the end of all dead end streets within the mobile home
park.
4.9 SANITARY CONDITIONS. The owner of the mobile home park shall ensure the mobile
home park, its facilities, equipment, grounds, roads, buffers, fences, and
mobile home lots are maintained in a clean, orderly, safe, and sanitary
condition.
4.10 MOBILE HOMES. All mobile homes must bear a label certifying it was
constructed in compliance with the National Manufacturing Housing Construction
and Safety Act of 1974, as amended June 15, 1976. No mobile home constructed more than 20 years prior to the date
that the permit is applied for will be allowed to locate or relocate in Evans
County.
4.11 MOBILE HOME STRUCTURE. The mobile home structure shall meet minimum length and
width standard of 12x56 feet, and contain not less than a total of 672 square
feet; provided that camper trailers shall be allowed on a temporary basis.
4.12 HEALTH, SAFETY, &
WELFARE. In approving a mobile home park,
the Evans County Board of Commissioners may attach additional conditions to
protect the health, safety and welfare of both the occupants of the mobile home
parks and the occupants of surrounding property.
4.13 GREEN SPACE/BUFFER ZONE. The perimeter
boundaries of all mobile home parks shall provide for a fifty (50) foot green
space or buffer zone between the exterior property lines of the park and the
adjoining lot, tract, or parcel of land; provided however, that such green
space or buffer zone shall not be required where a state/county road or highway
is the division line between the mobile home park and the adjoining property,
or where the mobile home park road is the division line.
4.14 GREEN SPACE/BUFFER ZONE RESTRICTIONS. There shall be no man-made
improvements allowed in the green space or buffer zone.
ARTICLE
V
LOT
REGULATIONS:
5.1 LOT SIZE. Mobile home lot/sites shall have a lot area not less than
two (2) acres, with a minimum lot width of 100 feet.
5.2 LOT SIZE WITH PUBLIC WATER AND
INDIVIDUAL SEPTIC TANK. Lot/sites served by community or
public water and individual septic tanks shall contain an area of not less than
two (2) acres.
5.3 LOT SIZE WITH PUBLIC WATER
AND SEWER. Lot/sites served by community or
public water and sewer shall contain an area of not less than two (2) acres.
5.4 LOT SIZE WITH PRIVATE WATER
AND SEWER. Lot/site served by both
individual well and an individual septic tank shall contain an area of not less
than two (2) acres.
5.5 PETS. No pets shall be sheltered in the crawl space of the
mobile home.
5.6 FLOOD PLAIN AREA. No lots shall be located in an area designated by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as a Flood Plain.
5.7 LOT LOCATION. All mobile home lots must abut an interior road which has
direct access to a public road.
ARTICLE
VI
REQUIRED
IMPROVEMENTS:
6.1 TIE DOWNS. Each mobile home shall have tie downs or other services
securing the stability of the mobile home.
6.2 SKIRTING. Each mobile home shall be skirted on all sides.
6.3 STEPS. Steps and/or landings are required for mobile homes at
all doors.
ARTICLE
VII
WATER,
SEWER, AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL:
7.1 WATER SUPPLY. An adequate, safe, potable supply of water shall be
provided for the mobile home. The
source of the supply shall be through a public water system with each mobile
home connecting to the water lines or when such a system is not available, the
mobile home community must be serviced by a supply approved by the State
Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division or the
health inspector.
7.2 SEWAGE. An adequate and safe sewage disposal system shall be
provided for each mobile home according to the Evans County Health Code section
290-26-03. Collection systems, sewage
treatment facilities, or individual septic tanks shall be approved by the
health inspector prior to installation.
7.3 GARBAGE. The storage, collection, and disposal of garbage for the
mobile home park shall be so conducted as to prevent health hazards, rodent
harborage, or insect breeding areas.
The Board of Commissioners may require dumpsters if deemed necessary to
maintain the above mentioned areas.
7.4 GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. The developer shall provide both garbage dumpster sites
and dumpsters for the mobile home park according to the following
specifications:
A). The dumpster site shall be
located within ¼ of a mile of the mobile home park, have safe adequate access
to and from the site and abut a county road.
B). An easement for the purposes
of ingress and egress to the dumpster site shall be granted to Evans County,
and said site shall be sufficient to accommodate the number of dumpsters
required to adequately serve said mobile home park.
C). The garbage site, with
dumpster (s) shall be in place upon the occupation of five (5) residences
within the mobile home park.
D). All garbage dumpsters shall
be compatible with the County sanitation department equipment.
ARTICLE
VIII
APPEALS
PROCESS
8.1 AUTHORITY. The Board of Commissioners shall hear and decide upon
appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any requirement,
determination, or decision made by the County Administrator or Road
Superintendent in the enforcement of this Ordinance.
8.2 APPEAL PROCESS. An appellant must file an appeal with the County Clerk in
writing within ten (10) days of learning of a requirement, determination, or
decision. The appeal shall contain a
statement describing what is being appealed.
The County Administrator will notify the appellant of the time, date,
and place of the hearing.
8.3 PRESENTATION OF
EVIDENCE. The County Administrator and the
appellant shall be entitled to present evidence on the matter before the Board
of Commissioners.
8.4 DECISION. The Board of Commissioners shall render its decision
during the meeting at which the appeal is considered; however, by majority
vote, the Board may continue meeting until a time certain within ten (10)
days. Decisions of the Board of
Commissioners shall be final.
ARTICLE
IX
PENALTIES
9.1 VIOLATIONS OF ORDINANCE. Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance
shall, upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to such
penalties as are provided by law.
9.2 COMPLIANCE. If the Board of Commissioners determines that certain
improvements to the Mobile Home Park do not comply with the approved
Development Plans or any other provisions of this ordinance, the developer or
owner shall, upon demand by the Board of Commissioners, immediately correct any
deficiencies as required by the Board of Commissioners.